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# continue

«continue» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To keep doing something without stopping** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (continue, continues, continued, continuing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To keep doing something without stopping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#m1)

2) To start again after a break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#m2)

3) To go on further in the same direction or to the next part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#m3)

4) To keep existing or happening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, a teacher says «continue with your work» or «to be continued» at the end of a story part; in maths, «continue the pattern» means work out the next numbers by the same rule (2, 4, 6, ...). In everyday life, roads and paths continue, and rain continues all day. Phrases: «continue to do», «continue doing», «continue with», «to be continued», «continue the pattern».

### examples

- Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money. (Torah EXO.21.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x1)
- And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward. (Torah GEN.40.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x2)
- But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her impurity; and she shall continue in the blood of purification threescore and six days. (Torah LEV.12.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x3)
- And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there. (Writings RUT.1.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x4)
- And they continued three years without war between Aram and Israel. (Prophets 1KI.22.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x5)
- And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. (Writings DAN.1.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x6)
- Please continue reading quietly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x7)
- Continue the pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, ... [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x8)
- The rain continued all afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x9)
- After lunch, we continued our game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x10)
- Continue along this road until you see the church. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x11)
- The story will continue next week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x12)
- Even though she was tired, she continued running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x13)
- The path continues past the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x14)
- "But where is my Luck?" he continues [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/#x15)

### note

Continue to do and continue doing mean the same. Noun: «continuation»; adjective: «continuous» (never stopping). «Continue» means keep going; «contain» means hold inside — don't confuse. In a number pattern, find the rule first, then continue it the same way.

### In the corpora

- [Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.600/)
- [And they continued three years without war between Aram and Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.802/)
- [O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.570/)
- [He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.342/)
- [He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their produce bend to the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.397/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «continue» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/continue/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.